Kentucky Ryed Chiquen
Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Speciality Grain - Rye / Roggenbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.85
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Our first barrel aged beer here at Against the Grain is the Kentucky Ryed Chiquen. Named so because: 1. It was made in Kentucky. 2. It has a lot of Rye in it and was aged in rye barrels. and 3. It is not Chicken, and as we all know (or should know) Chiquen refers to anything that is not chicken. Brewed with Maris Otter, rye malt and caramel rye, imparting a spicy, fruity and dry flavor. Then hopped with enough English Nugget and Kent Goldings just to balance and fermented with our house ale yeast. After fermentation we moved the entire batch into the AtG private dining room and into used Redemption Rye barrels from our good friends at Strong’s Spirits. There it aged for 5 weeks until we felt it had picked up the right amount of residual bourbon character and oak flavors. We then transferred it to our serving tank, carbonated it and the end result is on tap now, a balanced drinkable and complex barrel aged beer.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fra flaske (kveldens siste) på Mi2 Cardinal nov-16: lett uklar lys gylden med ok skum. Interessant duft og smak av karamell, krydder, grillet kjøtt, og appelsiner sammen med rugsyre og noe bær. En fin avslutning på nok en hyggelig kveld! Et kjærkomment gjensym på Mi2 feb-19: overstående notater tiltredes!
Tried
on 08 Nov 2016
at 09:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Matt! Bit of a slow gusher on opening. Pours murky hazel, medium beige head, nice residual and lacing. Aroma is spicy rye, hints of whiskey. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, rye malts and rye whiskey leave a pretty prominent mark on the flavor profile. Medium body, high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2015
at 00:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle from ølbutikken i think, or kihoskh. clear brown, smooth light brown head. finest burbon, malts and wood aroma, resembling a good barley wine that is not hopped a lot. flavor is malts, boozy notes, bitter caramel, licorice. A bit too thin and bitter caramel like compared to what i would expect from aroma, more speciality grain than barley wine. The bitter hops are now more prominent, but still very european. tasty brew, almost an 8 bit just misses that bc it lacks a little malt flavor as i sense it. This is pretty impressively done if it is the first barrel aged out of the brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2015
at 11:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 0.75l, shared with Luka. Pours hazy brownish amber color with medium soapy tan-like head and average sparkling appearance. Aroma of grains, dark fruits, wood, whiskey and some honey. Taste starts with moderate sweet caramel and honey, follows by mild fruity acidity, whiskey and barrel note, mouthfeel is warming and alcoholic, while finish is moderate bitter. Medium to full body, syrupy texture and lively average carbonation in palate. Not the best, but I liked it more than Catcher in the Rye...
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2015
at 11:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled draft @ Delirium Hoppy Loft. Deep red amber, little head. Nose is hugely sweet weird caramel, boozy alcoholic apple, spirit, cough syrup, weird very sweet alcoholic spirit cough syrup. Taste is touch watery, weirdly sweet alcoholic apple, lightly vegetable, spirit, very sweet cough syrup, cooked apple, very strong tea that stood for far too long, apple, thick raisins, oak,… Bit watery, crazily sweet,…. Very odd, not even sure what this one was meant to be. At least the barrel didn’t have chicken feathers stuck to it (I think). Touch bizarre appealing but overall not really for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2015
at 13:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Pours dark amber with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, rye, light sourness, bread, light fruit, oak, bourbon. Flavor is malt, rich caramel, cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, oak, bourbon. Medium body, soft carbonation, dry finish. 030915
Tried
on 09 Sep 2015
at 14:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml @ Geokkjer
Pours slightly hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, vanilla, oak, alcohol and some fruitiness. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long slightly warm, vanilla, oak, caramel, slightly funky and fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours slightly hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, vanilla, oak, alcohol and some fruitiness. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long slightly warm, vanilla, oak, caramel, slightly funky and fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2015
at 12:32